HR100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Burqa, Jstor
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Hr 100 collective rights *** write the notes today. Rights humans claim as a part of a group. These are not often accepted like individual rights. Respectable arguments are often made against the recognition of collective rights. Minority groups: survival of some groups often threatened by fundamental civil and political rights. Holocaust was an example of breaching collective rights. Deter(cid:373)i(cid:374)atio(cid:374) of o(cid:374)e"s o(cid:449)(cid:374) fate or (cid:272)ourse of a(cid:272)tion without compulsion; free will. Freedom of the people of a given area to determine their own political status; independence. Under international law, this is set under twin covenants. Which peoples may make claims for self determination: two view points. Challenges state sovereignty as ethnicity and citizenship do not correspond neatly in most states. Human rights paradox: states loud sovereignty as the best means for protecting collective rights, but will also use sovereignty to break collective rights. Collective vs individual rights: how to best promote both.
